Salt Flats Trip

Mel, Abi, Lily, Sophi, and Natalie spent last night camping out at the Salt Flats.

I said they could take the van. Mel asked if it would be ok cause she was hoping for a car that gets better gas mileage than hers. They picked up Costa Vida burritos for dinner and also picked up bagels and cream cheese for breakfast in the morning. I'm not sure what this discarded garbage shrine is, but it looks like Abi added to it and professed her love/crush to the world.

Natalie, Mel, and Lily. 

Mel and Lily had planned to do this trip on Lily's birthday/Monday night, but then Mel changed plans cause Christian invited her to a game with his family. I'm glad they still made it happen. Sun setting... time to get ready for bed. They had flash lights but didn't have a fire.

Mel says it took her a bit to fall asleep, she was nervous about people driving fast on the flats in the dark and running them over. She isn't totally used to being "the adult" and knowing that if anything went wrong, she had to fix it. 

But the girls had fun and each were able to take some instagram worthy pics for their collections.

We figured they'd be back early, cause when you camp, you get up with the sun.

This was their home sweet home last night.

Doesn't look too bad. Probably didn't have any mosquitos! Here at home, I enjoyed a slow morning. Katharine starting talking to her baby doll early this morning as the sun was just starting rise. Her little voice woke me up and melted my heart. She started to sing "You're my pretty baby ~ You're my pretty baby..." and then she told her baby how cute she was and  was giggling. I smiled as I laid there, and I wanted to get my phone to record what she was saying, but it was across the room and I thought it might ruin the moment if she saw me go get it. So she sang her baby to sleep and when I woke up I saw this. 

Isn't that the CUTEST THING EVER!?!?

I shared with the older kids that first pic of her and Joseph said "I've seen that somewhere before"

Peter came in and joined Katharine. She started to wake up and he sang a song to her. Cute kids. 

Then Peter and I spent the morning (like 4-5 hours) rebuilding Katharine's birthday lego set. Most of the time was looking for pieces. We ultimately found all the pieces except for like 5. Lucifer and Gus are still missing and a few pieces to the castle that we can make adjustments for, and we did. Also I was a little sad that not all of the pieces were the originals that were new and shiny - some were similar pieces from older sets that are not shiny, some with bite marks. Peter let me know that he had taken a lot of the pieces for his "family" house that he was working on. I told him I'd need them back. He was ok with that, and said he'd make a new one. The kitchen he made was very good. We took a picture of it, and then he was good to break it down a little and start a new one. 

Peter and I worked with what we had and we finally had it done around noon. This low window shelf in our bedroom has become her new lego play station. 

So I didn't exercise today cause I was playing legos. Probably a good thing to do with my little kids now and then. After the girls got home they all crashed so since they were kinda still gone/out of comission, it was good to just play with Peter and Katharine. They did some Rush Hour too.

Probably a good thing to do with my little kids now and then. After the girls got home they all crashed so since they were kinda still gone/out of commission, it was good to just play with Peter and Katharine. They are cute.